Newly Unearthed Bronze Age Graves Underscore Stonehenge Tunnel’s Potential Threat to Heritage
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-excavations-bronze-age-graves-might-throw-wrench-stonehenge-tunnel-plans-180976980/
Smithsonian Magazine
Newly Unearthed Bronze Age Graves Underscore Stonehenge Tunnel’s Potential Threat to Heritage
A critic of the controversial project points out that construction could lead to the loss of half a million artifacts
People should be alarmed’: air pollution in US subway systems stuns researchers
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https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/10/subway-air-pollution-new-york-washington-dc
the Guardian
'People should be alarmed': air pollution in US subway systems stuns researchers
Riders in major cities, especially New York, encounter particle quantities well above safe levels
The Purpose of Feasts
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#ancient_history
https://www.ancient.eu/article/1680/celtic-feasts/
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https://www.ancient.eu/article/1680/celtic-feasts/
World History Encyclopedia
Celtic Feasts
Feasts were an important part of ancient Celtic culture which marked important dates in the calendar and community successes. They were, too, an opportunity to display social status and, of course...
Canadians to American Tourists: (Please) Stay Away!
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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/world/canada/canadians-american-tourists.amp.html?0p19G=2103
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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/world/canada/canadians-american-tourists.amp.html?0p19G=2103
NY Times
Canadians to American Tourists: (Please) Stay Away!
The Canadian tourism industry is reeling, but pandemic-weary Canadians show little desire to open the borders.
Earth’s mountains may have mysteriously stopped growing for a billion years
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https://api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/science/2021/02/earths-mountains-may-have-mysteriously-stopped-growing-for-a-billion-years
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https://api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/science/2021/02/earths-mountains-may-have-mysteriously-stopped-growing-for-a-billion-years
Science
Earth’s mountains may have mysteriously stopped growing for a billion years
Starting about 1.8 billion years ago, the planet's continental crust thinned, slowing the flow of nutrients into the sea and possibly stalling the evolution of life.
Scientists Accidentally Discover Strange Creatures Under a Half Mile of Ice
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https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-discover-strange-creatures-under-a-half-mile-of-ice/amp
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#wired
https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-discover-strange-creatures-under-a-half-mile-of-ice/amp
Wired
Scientists Accidentally Discover Strange Creatures Under a Half Mile of Ice
Researchers only drilled through an Antarctic ice shelf to sample sediment. Instead, they found animals that weren't supposed to be there.
We found the first Australian evidence of a major shift in Earth's magnetic poles. It may help us predict the next
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https://theconversation.com/amp/we-found-the-first-australian-evidence-of-a-major-shift-in-earths-magnetic-poles-it-may-help-us-predict-the-next-155040
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https://theconversation.com/amp/we-found-the-first-australian-evidence-of-a-major-shift-in-earths-magnetic-poles-it-may-help-us-predict-the-next-155040
The Conversation
We found the first Australian evidence of a major shift in Earth’s magnetic poles. It may help us predict the next
Researchers have found the first Australian evidence of this global event, during which people on Earth would have witnessed a multitude of spectacular auroras.
Ancient Rome Has an Urgent Warning for Us
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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/15/opinion/ancient-rome-covid.amp.html?0p19G=2103
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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/15/opinion/ancient-rome-covid.amp.html?0p19G=2103
NY Times
Opinion | Ancient Rome Has an Urgent Warning for Us
The era of the Antonine Plague offers a reminder of what a powerful force nature has been throughout human history.
Demo 729
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An intergovernmental organization says water levels in the Mekong River have dropped to “worrying levels” since the start of 2021.
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دوستان با پاز کردن فایل صوتی سعی کنید متن فایل را بنویسید . متن فایل صوتی امشب ساعت 19 در کانال قرار خواهد گرفت، متن خود را چک کنید واشتباهات دیکته ایی خود را تصحیح نمایید و چندین بار به همراه فایل صوتی متن را بلند تکرار کنید تا Pronouncation و Intonation کلمات و جملات را به طور صحیح یاد بگیرید.🌹
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گروه تدریس و تقویت مهارت های آیلتس
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گروه تدریس و تقویت مهارت های آیلتس
https://t.me/joinchat/WOQqC7SwaAt12fhm
Bill Gates: Unlike Elon Musk, I'm not a Mars person
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https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/16/bill-gates-unlike-elon-musk-im-not-a-mars-person.html
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CNBC
Bill Gates: Unlike Elon Musk, I'm not a Mars person
Gates said he'd rather spend money on measles vaccines than traveling to space in a rocket.
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Lesson 729. Mekong River Drops to ‘Worrying’ Levels
https://telegra.ph/Lesson-729-Mekong-River-Drops-to-Worrying-Levels-02-17
https://telegra.ph/Lesson-729-Mekong-River-Drops-to-Worrying-Levels-02-17
Telegraph
Lesson 729. Mekong River Drops to ‘Worrying’ Levels
آشنایی کامل با آزمون آیلتس به همراه منابع ، تمرین و نکات مهم تست زدن
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Lesson 729. Mekong River Drops to ‘Worrying’ Levels
Great white-shark-sized ancient fish discovered by accident from fossilized lung
https://www.livescience.com/amp/massive-coelacanth-fossilized-lung-discovered.html
https://www.livescience.com/amp/massive-coelacanth-fossilized-lung-discovered.html
livescience.com
Great white-shark-sized ancient fish discovered by accident from fossilized lung
It belongs to the mysterious coelacanth family of fishes.
Opinion | Your Kids Aren’t Too Old for Picture Books, and Neither Are You
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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/20/opinion/sunday/picture-books-reading.amp.html?0p19G=2103
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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/20/opinion/sunday/picture-books-reading.amp.html?0p19G=2103
NY Times
Opinion | Your Kids Aren’t Too Old for Picture Books, and Neither Are You
These are the real wizards of the literary world.
Opinion: Africa's indigenous languages vs. colonial tongues
https://amp.dw.com/en/opinion-africas-indigenous-languages-vs-colonial-tongues/a-56616166
https://amp.dw.com/en/opinion-africas-indigenous-languages-vs-colonial-tongues/a-56616166
Deutsche Welle
Opinion: Africa's indigenous languages vs. colonial tongues
African nations need to cut their reliance on colonial languages and invest in local mother tongues. This will remove barriers to education and help the continent keep its diverse identities, says DW's Harrison Mwilima.
How a Real Dog Taught a Robot Dog to Walk
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https://www.wired.com/story/how-a-real-dog-taught-a-robot-dog-to-walk/amp
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https://www.wired.com/story/how-a-real-dog-taught-a-robot-dog-to-walk/amp
Wired
How a Real Dog Taught a Robot Dog to Walk
Instead of coding a mechanical quadruped's movements line by line, Google researchers fed it videos of real-life pups. Now it can even chase its tail.
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what does the word 'commute' mean in:
"Another solution may be to use tax incentives to allow more home working, so that there is less need to commute from the suburbs to the inner city for work."
"Another solution may be to use tax incentives to allow more home working, so that there is less need to commute from the suburbs to the inner city for work."
Anonymous Quiz
66%
to make the same journey regularly between work and home
22%
to share information with others
12%
to calculate an amount
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#vocab exercise
لغات و اصطلاحات مرتبط با موضوع شهرها رو در پست های قبل یاد گرفتیم؛ حالا تعدادی لغت عمومی که از همون متن هست، در قالب تمرین در پست های بعدی قرار میدم؛ لطفا ابتدا متن را مطالعه کنید و سپس سوالات پست های بعدی رو جواب بدید، به این ترتیب دقیقا یاد میگیرید که این کلمات در چه جملاتی، چه مفهومی دارند و کجاها باید استفاده شوند. 👇👇👇
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لغات و اصطلاحات مرتبط با موضوع شهرها رو در پست های قبل یاد گرفتیم؛ حالا تعدادی لغت عمومی که از همون متن هست، در قالب تمرین در پست های بعدی قرار میدم؛ لطفا ابتدا متن را مطالعه کنید و سپس سوالات پست های بعدی رو جواب بدید، به این ترتیب دقیقا یاد میگیرید که این کلمات در چه جملاتی، چه مفهومی دارند و کجاها باید استفاده شوند. 👇👇👇
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#lexical_resource
#vocab unit 8: cities_topic
شیوه تقویت ووکب
میتونید پست های مرتبط با ووکب رو با هشتگ vocab و گرامر رو با هشتگ grammar در کانال دنبال کنید.
در این پست، گزیده ای از رایتینگِ موضوع شهرها آمده؛ با مطالعه این فایل، با برخی از لغات این تاپیک…
#vocab unit 8: cities_topic
شیوه تقویت ووکب
میتونید پست های مرتبط با ووکب رو با هشتگ vocab و گرامر رو با هشتگ grammar در کانال دنبال کنید.
در این پست، گزیده ای از رایتینگِ موضوع شهرها آمده؛ با مطالعه این فایل، با برخی از لغات این تاپیک…
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what does the word 'innovations' mean in:
"Possible solutions would involve better funding, and also innovations in ways of working and travelling to reduce the burden on the system."
"Possible solutions would involve better funding, and also innovations in ways of working and travelling to reduce the burden on the system."
Anonymous Quiz
18%
changes
14%
theoretical plans
68%
new ideas